French wines to buy in Wilmington and Delaware

The following text is a tip.No wine producer is registered for: Wilmington and Delaware.

This is why the scope has been widened to: Chesapeake Bay.

A retailer that is not listed here can sell the wine ; he/she only has to contact the merchant or the importer. You could ask for wine shipment to and delivery in Wilmington and Delaware.

 

French wine values tasted in 2009

Muscadet wine labelb Muscadet - Marc Ollivier - Domaine de la Pépière - Domaine de la Pépière

2008 - 4.7 € - apple skin, minerally - lichee, fruitgrape, starfruit, not dense, fresh

A store in Washington, DC: MacArthur Beverages

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia: Market St Wine Shop

A store in Crozet, Virginia: Greenwood Country Store

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia, VA 22901: Wine Warehouse

Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors

Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company

<a name=muscadet></a>Muscadet-de-sèvre-et-maine-sur-lie wine labelb Muscadet de sèvre et maine sur lie - A.Michel Brégeon

2007 - 4.8 € - not onctuous, watermelon, intense like the 2007 Briords, lively

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

Muscadet wine labelb Muscadet - Marc Ollivier - Domaine de la Pépière - Les gras moutons

2008 - 6.6 € - full maturity of grapes - lichee - lichee, not onctuous but round, vibrant and fresh

A store in Washington, DC: MacArthur Beverages

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia: Market St Wine Shop

A store in Crozet, Virginia: Greenwood Country Store

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia, VA 22901: Wine Warehouse

Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors

Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company

b Muscadet - Marc Ollivier - Domaine de la Pépière - Clos des Briords - Cuvée Vieilles Vignes

2007 - 6.6 € - you should keep and age this wine - closed and then even more vibrant than the 2007 Brégeon, dry, minerally and fresh

A store in Washington, DC: MacArthur Beverages

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia: Market St Wine Shop

A store in Crozet, Virginia: Greenwood Country Store

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia, VA 22901: Wine Warehouse

Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors

Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company

<a name=pinon></a>Vouvray wine labelb Vouvray - François Pinon - Tradition [demi-sec]

2006 - 8 € - no manipulation - fruit (citrus) - onctuous, with fruit (honeydew melon, peach, fruit of the loom), a hint of chalk, soft (demi-sec), pure, fresh

A store in Potomac, Maryland: Beltway Fine Wines, 11325 Seven Locks Road, MD 20854, Tel: 410-668-8884

A store in Laurel, Maryland: Corridor Fine Wine and Spirits, 3321 Laurel-Fort Meade Road, MD 20724, Tel: 301-617-8507

A store in Washington, DC: MacArthur Beverages

A shop in Bristol, Virginia, VA 24201: Inari Wines

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia, VA 22901: Wine Warehouse

Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors

Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company

b Vouvray - François Pinon - Silex Noir [demi-sec]

2007 - 9 € - pear or peach - onctuous, intense, pear or peach, less soft than the 2006 Tradition, fresh and even more lively than Les Trois Argiles

A store in Potomac, Maryland: Beltway Fine Wines, 11325 Seven Locks Road, MD 20854, Tel: 410-668-8884

A store in Laurel, Maryland: Corridor Fine Wine and Spirits, 3321 Laurel-Fort Meade Road, MD 20724, Tel: 301-617-8507

A store in Washington, DC: MacArthur Beverages

A shop in Bristol, Virginia, VA 24201: Inari Wines

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia, VA 22901: Wine Warehouse

Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors

Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company

b Vouvray - François Pinon - Les Trois Argiles [demi-sec]

2007 - 9 € - similar to Silex Noir but much more mineral - fruit of the loom, a note of white fruit, a hint of chalk - onctuous, fruit of the loom, a hint of chalk, soft (demi-sec), less intense than Silex Noir, with more body, fresh but no as vivid

A store in Potomac, Maryland: Beltway Fine Wines, 11325 Seven Locks Road, MD 20854, Tel: 410-668-8884

A store in Laurel, Maryland: Corridor Fine Wine and Spirits, 3321 Laurel-Fort Meade Road, MD 20724, Tel: 301-617-8507

A store in Washington, DC: MacArthur Beverages

A shop in Bristol, Virginia, VA 24201: Inari Wines

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia, VA 22901: Wine Warehouse

Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors

Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company

 

French wine values tasted in 2008

b Muscadet de sèvre et maine sur lie - A.Michel Brégeon

2004 - 4.5 € - a nose of beeswax, lichee and lime blossom - the palate is intense and drying, with the structure of a Chablis, lichee, lime blossom, lively

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

b Muscadet de sèvre et maine - A.Michel Brégeon - (bouteille bourguignonne) - Elevé sur lies en cuve pendant 5 ans

2003 - 8 € - a nose of citrus - minerally, intense, fresh

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

 

French wine values tasted in 2007

r Vin de pays du Jardin de la France - Marc Ollivier - Domaine de la Pépière - Cabernet

2005 - 4 € - bell pepper - green bell pepper, fresh, the incomplete grape maturity is similar to that of the Mouton Cadet 2004 which you will prefer if you need wine to impact your palate

A store in Washington, DC: MacArthur Beverages

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia: Market St Wine Shop

A store in Crozet, Virginia: Greenwood Country Store

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia, VA 22901: Wine Warehouse

Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors

Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company

r Vin de pays du Jardin de la France - A.Michel Brégeon - Cabernet

2002 - 4.2 € - on the nose red fruit and yellow bell pepper dominate - red fruit and red bell pepper, dense, firm

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

b Gros plant - A.Michel Brégeon

2005 - 3.5 € - you would not dream of Gros Plant being so bright and pure! - redcurrant, pear - no unctuosity, very intense, redcurrant, small white fruit, minerally, pure, dries the gums and the palates, savory, light, snappy without any stiffness - redcurrant, small white fruit - this one is similar to the Gros Plant 2002 tasted at the same age

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

Muscadet-de-sèvre-et-maine-sur-lie wine labelb Muscadet de sèvre et maine sur lie - A.Michel Brégeon

2006 - 4.5 € - aromatic intensity, lichee - aromatic intensity, light, tiny gas beads, less flavour than Luneau-Papin 2005, freshness

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

b Muscadet de sèvre et maine sur lie - A.Michel Brégeon

2005 - 5 € - more settled than the same vintage tasted one year earlier, will improve with every passing year - aromas of peach and citrus zest - onctuous, wider than the Luneau-Papin 2005 and the Brégeon 2006, less aromas than the Luneau-Papin 2005, peach, pear, no beads, fresh

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

Muscadet wine labelb Muscadet - Marc Ollivier - Domaine de la Pépière - Clos des Briords - Cuvée Vieilles Vignes

2005 - 6 € - this wine will only get better, clean as the Briords 2001 tasted at the same age - pear and seashell on the nose - pear, fresh, shows more structure than Cormerais 2003, is not drying as was the same Briords 2005 tasted one year earlier

A store in Washington, DC: MacArthur Beverages

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia: Market St Wine Shop

A store in Crozet, Virginia: Greenwood Country Store

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia, VA 22901: Wine Warehouse

Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors

Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company

b Muscadet - Marc Ollivier - Domaine de la Pépière - Clos des Cormerais - Cuvée Vieilles Vignes - Vin élevé en fûts de chêne

2003 - 6 € - this wine is very fine but should benefit from ageing - fruit, delicate toffee - fruit, delicate toffee, fuller than the Briords 2005, a minerally thread, fresh - hasn't really changed from one summer to the next

A store in Washington, DC: MacArthur Beverages

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia: Market St Wine Shop

A store in Crozet, Virginia: Greenwood Country Store

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia, VA 22901: Wine Warehouse

Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors

Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company

b Muscadet de sèvre et maine sur lie - A.Michel Brégeon

2001 - 7 € - intense aromas of pear, peach, seashell and citrus zest - no gas beads, vinous, peach, pear, hazelnut, intense, fresh - compare this wine with the same bottling tasted at age two and at age five

Distributor for New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC: Winebow

b Vouvray - François Pinon - Brut 'méthode traditionnelle' - [chenin]

[2004] - 7 € - modest nose - small gas beads, toasted loaf bread, dry but wide, as snappy as a Champagne

A store in Potomac, Maryland: Beltway Fine Wines, 11325 Seven Locks Road, MD 20854, Tel: 410-668-8884

A store in Laurel, Maryland: Corridor Fine Wine and Spirits, 3321 Laurel-Fort Meade Road, MD 20724, Tel: 301-617-8507

A store in Washington, DC: MacArthur Beverages

A shop in Bristol, Virginia, VA 24201: Inari Wines

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia, VA 22901: Wine Warehouse

Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors

Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company

b Muscadet de sèvre et maine sur lie - Luneau-Papin - Les Pierres blanches

2005 - 8 € - drink it often - the nose shows much typical fruit, with citrus - the palate does not show the velvety texture of the Brégeon 2006, aromas are more intense than in the Brégeon 2005, tiny gas beads, light, refreshing

A store in Washington, DC: MacArthur Beverages

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia, VA 22901: Wine Warehouse

Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors

Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company

Vouvray wine labelb Vouvray - François Pinon - Sec - [chenin]

2005 - 8 € - a white fruit dominates the nose - aromatic intensity, pear, wide, dry, minerally, fresh

A store in Potomac, Maryland: Beltway Fine Wines, 11325 Seven Locks Road, MD 20854, Tel: 410-668-8884

A store in Laurel, Maryland: Corridor Fine Wine and Spirits, 3321 Laurel-Fort Meade Road, MD 20724, Tel: 301-617-8507

A store in Washington, DC: MacArthur Beverages

A shop in Bristol, Virginia, VA 24201: Inari Wines

A store in Charlottesville, Virginia, VA 22901: Wine Warehouse

Delivery from Lexington, Virginia, VA 24450: Washington Street Purveyors

Distributor for Virginia and Washington, DC: Roanoke Valley Wine Company

 

If the results above are too vague or the wine shops too distant from your area, then you may wish to explore another area of Chesapeake Bay such as: Maryland, Virginia, or you may request any location in the box below.

 
   
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